opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
committing (oneself to); commitment; involvement; commit (data management, version control)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
cooperation; coordination; link
to be softened; to calm down
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
opinion; point of view; visual point
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
having lost face; in a bind
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to look down on; to make light of
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
script; libretto; scenario
like this; in this way; as you see
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle